1979 NASCAR North Tour

The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Spirit of '79 at the Catamount Stadium.

Jamie Aube won the pole, with a time of 18.368 seconds, beating Tom Rosati by 0.013 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jamie Aube won his 2nd pole of the year,
Aube won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Circuit Deux Montagne; 7 races ago,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 18th, will be trying to improve on his 37 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.41-Jamie Aube
2.07-Tom Rosati
3.48-Robbie Crouch
4.04-Del Thompson
5.70-Don Brown
6.59-Hector Leclair
7.34-Steve Poulin
8.51-Jeb Balise
9.35-Langis Caron
10.71-Bobby Dragon
11.1-Gardiner Leavitt
12.29-Dave Dion
13.69-Brent Hatch
14.26-Laurent Rioux
15.16-Stub Fadden
16.70-Jean-Paul Larose
17.44-Keith Cavanagh
18.24-Phil Gerbode
19.19-Sonny Bonnett
20.61-Brad Kennedy
21.08-Joe Myers
22.8-Mike Barry
23.0-Dick McCabe
24.7-Beaver Dragon

Race #9 - Spirit of '79

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 9th stop of 1979 in Milton, Vermont at the Catamount Stadium, for the Spirit of '79.

Jamie Aube led the field to the green but it would be Tom Rosati who would lead the first lap but Jamie Aube would come back for revenge and took the lead back on Lap 2 and from that point on the race was a typical Catamount race as a lack of lead changes and battles of position resulted in a lackluster race. Despite a caution coming out just after halfway, Aube would be able to hold off Rosati and Del Thompson to score his second career win of the season.

Other Noticeables:
Jamie Aube scored his 2nd win of the year,
Aube led 1 time for 78 laps, which were the final 78 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Autodrome de Laval; 3 races ago,
Dave Dion(7th) and Joe Myers(10th) made their NASCAR North Tour Series debuts,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 22nd, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 3 points

1.41-Jamie Aube (78 laps led)
2.07-Tom Rosati (1 lap led)
3.04-Del Thompson
4.16-Stub Fadden
5.59-Hector Leclair
6.35-Langis Caron
7.29-Dave Dion
8.71-Bobby Dragon
9.34-Steve Poulin
10.08-Joe Myers
11.1-Gardiner Leavitt
12.19-Sonny Bonnett
13.51-Jeb Balise
14.69-Brent Hatch
15.44-Keith Cavanagh
16.26-Laurent Rioux
17.48-Robbie Crouch
18.24-Phil Gerbode
19.70-Jean-Paul Larose
20.70-Don Brown
21.0-Dick McCabe
22.7-Beaver Dragon
23.61-Brad Kennedy-1 lap
24.8-Mike Barry-2 laps

Jamie Aube-Pole
Tom Rosati-1
Jamie Aube-2-79

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 46 (Car #8 Spin Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 1.646 Seconds

Time of Race: 32 Minutes and 40 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Firecracker 44 at the Plattsburgh International Raceway.

Dan Perez won the pole, with a time of 21.887 seconds, beating Dick McCabe by 0.031 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dan Perez won his 2nd pole of the year,
Perez won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Circuit Deux Montagne; 5 races ago,
Beaver Dragon, who will be starting 12th, will be trying to improve on his 3 point lead over Hector Leclair

1.2-Dan Perez
2.0-Dick McCabe
3.1-Gardiner Leavitt
4.19-Sonny Bonnett
5.07-Tom Rosati
6.81-Andy Isbister
7.16-Stub Fadden
8.41-Jamie Aube
9.14-Bernie Griffith
10.34-Steve Poulin
11.8-Mike Barry
12.7-Beaver Dragon
13.44-Keith Cavanagh
14.71-Bobby Dragon
15.48-Robbie Crouch
16.11-Claude Leclerc
17.2-Dan Bridges
18.59-Hector Leclair
19.04-Del Thompson
20.24-Tim Dykman
21.17-Bob Brunell
22.51-Jeb Balise

Race #10 - Firecracker 44

The NASCAR North Tour Series made their 10th stop of 1979 in Plattsburgh, New York at the Plattsburgh International Raceway, for the Firecracker 44.

Dan Perez led the field to the green and would lead the first two laps before Dick McCabe would make a pass for the lead and began to pull away as he built up a lead of over two seconds by lap 20. However moving up from his fifth starting spot, Tom Rosati had moved into second and in a span of ten laps, Rosati had passed McCabe and he would hold on for the remaining fourteen laps to score the win.

Other Noticeables:
Tom Rosati scored his 2nd win of the year,
Rosati led 1 time for 14 laps, which were the final 14 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR North Tour Series and his first since Catamount Stadium; 2 races ago,
Bernie Griffith(10th) and Bob Brunell(20th) made their NASCAR North Tour Series debuts,
Beaver Dragon, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Hector Leclair by 9 points

1.07-Tom Rosati (14 laps led)
2.0-Dick McCabe (28 laps led)
3.16-Stub Fadden
4.1-Gardiner Leavitt
5.48-Robbie Crouch
6.19-Sonny Bonnett
7.81-Andy Isbister
8.8-Mike Barry
9.04-Del Thompson
10.14-Bernie Griffith
11.2-Dan Bridges
12.7-Beaver Dragon
13.11-Claude Leclerc
14.44-Keith Cavanagh
15.59-Hector Leclair
16.2-Dan Perez (2 laps led)
17.71-Bobby Dragon
18.41-Jamie Aube
19.34-Steve Poulin
20.17-Bob Brunell
21.51-Jeb Balise-1 lap
22.24-Tim Dykman-2 laps

Dan Perez-1-2
Dick McCabe-3-30
Tom Rosati-31-44

2 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.427 Seconds

Time of Race: 22 Minutes and 34 Seconds